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i think paul ryan is right. i was at the republican retreat ten days ago at the house members and i can tell you we heard a lot of this. there is an acknowledgement within the republican party that we have to reboot. you know, the best part of what happened in this election is that we learned that you can't just do it with white men, that attracting latinos, attracting women is not an option. and i thunk that's why this immigration thing, that's why the election has been such a game-changer for the immigration issue because republicans know that it is a huge challenge, but it is also a great opportunity to rebuild some bridges. >> lz? >> you know, i listened to the governor's speech and it was fairly boring to me. i thought it was vac uous, i thought it was empty. if you heard the applause when he was introduced to when he introduced the stupid party, it was clap, clap, clap. he doesn't have everybody on board yet. i don't think he's the person to deliver that message. and as far as what the results of 2012 and
i think paul ryan is right. i was at the republican retreat ten days ago at the house members and i can tell you we heard a lot of this. there is an acknowledgement within the republican party that we have to reboot. you know, the best part of what happened in this election is that we learned that you can't just do it with white men, that attracting latinos, attracting women is not an option. and i thunk that's why this immigration thing, that's why the election has been such a game-changer for...
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paul ryan predicts this will pass. do you think that's wishful thinking or most republicans would go for this. >>? i don't think paul ryan would make that claim unless he knows there's solid support. with you there will be sniping. people are positioning themselves. the irony is the more sol i had this deal looks, the less costly it is. if you're on the conservative side, to criticize the deal. it is true as john said. there are people who lernl from the shounl experience but there are others who say wait a second. obama care has been a big debacle. we can be confrontational not and pay a price. i think that's a mistake and paul ryan is getting it right but you'll have some people in a cost-free kind of way who will lodge criticisms. >> it is a modest deal. no major, major deficit reduction. it certainly does reduce the deficit. nothing like a grand bargain. it doesn't address the debt ceiling. the debt standing at $17 trillion. it doesn't really address any of the major contributors to the growing debt. is this even t
paul ryan predicts this will pass. do you think that's wishful thinking or most republicans would go for this. >>? i don't think paul ryan would make that claim unless he knows there's solid support. with you there will be sniping. people are positioning themselves. the irony is the more sol i had this deal looks, the less costly it is. if you're on the conservative side, to criticize the deal. it is true as john said. there are people who lernl from the shounl experience but there are...
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paul ryan predicts ts will pass. do you think that's wishful thinking or most republicans would go for this. i don't think paul ryan would make that claim unless he knows there's solid support. with you there will be sniping. people are positioning themselves. the irony is the more sol i had this deal looks, the less costly it is. if you're on the conservative side, to criticize the deal. it is true as john said. there are people who lernl from the shounl experiee but there are others who say wait a second. obama care has been a big debacle. we can be confrontational not and pay a price. i think that's a mistake and paul ryan is getting it right but you'll have some people in a cost-free kind of way who will lodge criticisms. >> it is a modest deal. no major, major deficit reduction. it certainly does reduce the deficit. nothing like a grand bargain. it doesn't address the debt ceiling. the debt standing at $17 trillion. it doesn't really address any of the major contributors to the growing debt. is this even though
paul ryan predicts ts will pass. do you think that's wishful thinking or most republicans would go for this. i don't think paul ryan would make that claim unless he knows there's solid support. with you there will be sniping. people are positioning themselves. the irony is the more sol i had this deal looks, the less costly it is. if you're on the conservative side, to criticize the deal. it is true as john said. there are people who lernl from the shounl experiee but there are others who say...
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look, this worked out well for paul ryan. his numbers are up. people are crediting him with moving this ball forward, but if you look at ted cruz, he's, like, i got elected and mitt romney didn't. my politics must be doing something right. you're going to have this division, these two sides of the party, having the same fight for the next three years. because they get validation everywhere they go. and it'll really come down to which direction they want to move in. >> so the question is, you th k think -- i cannot imagine the republicans thinking a shut -- dealing over the -- that not raising the debt ceiling will be a great idea. >> they're thinking about it, and the other day at a press conference -- >> they're threatening about it. >> -- they're threatening, but, candy, you say, what do you want in exchange for paying the bills you already accrued? they don't know. so they're threatening it, but it's going to hurt them and it will hurt the -- >> the president says i don't negotiate, that doesn't poll well either. [ overlapping speakers ] >> b
look, this worked out well for paul ryan. his numbers are up. people are crediting him with moving this ball forward, but if you look at ted cruz, he's, like, i got elected and mitt romney didn't. my politics must be doing something right. you're going to have this division, these two sides of the party, having the same fight for the next three years. because they get validation everywhere they go. and it'll really come down to which direction they want to move in. >> so the question is,...
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paul ryan says he thinks this is the one issue where the two parties can make a deal. here's what he said this morning. >> i think there are republicans and democrats, many of us are talking to each other that can come together with a good solution to make sure that this problem is fixed. once and for all, i think those principles do a good job of adhering to the founding principles, respecting the rule of law, and those who came here for a better life. >> anna, is this an idea whose time has come? >> i think so. i think it's been played strategically in a brilliant manner. marco rubio who is part of this gang of six in the senate. they've been working on this from day one after the election. i think they're ready to come out with something. i think you're going to see that marco rubio has laid a lot of the groundwork by selling these princip principles. he's gotten great enzorsment and support from one of the most right wing pun makers. now it's time to act upon it and grow it from there. it is basically the only thing happening in congress today, where there is a bip
paul ryan says he thinks this is the one issue where the two parties can make a deal. here's what he said this morning. >> i think there are republicans and democrats, many of us are talking to each other that can come together with a good solution to make sure that this problem is fixed. once and for all, i think those principles do a good job of adhering to the founding principles, respecting the rule of law, and those who came here for a better life. >> anna, is this an idea...
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being the party of no and now against paul ryan? >> what i can tell is that you the only people benefitting from this deal are the special interest groups that will get more spending in washington, d.c. if you look at the last year, the ideas of the democratic party. we have less unemployment, a faster growing economy, and it is all because washington, d.c. has republicans willing to stand up for the american people instead of special interests. >> okay, thank you both. to go facebook or twitter to weigh in on our fireback question. who do you think made out better in the budget deal? right now 59% say democrats. 41% say republicans. interesting. >> the debate will continue online at cnn/crossfire. >> join you go tort for another edition of "crossfire." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm jake attempter in for erin burnett. back lash against the budget deal. not everyone in washington is jumping on the bipartisan bandwagon. the first crucial test comes tomorrow when the vote is set
being the party of no and now against paul ryan? >> what i can tell is that you the only people benefitting from this deal are the special interest groups that will get more spending in washington, d.c. if you look at the last year, the ideas of the democratic party. we have less unemployment, a faster growing economy, and it is all because washington, d.c. has republicans willing to stand up for the american people instead of special interests. >> okay, thank you both. to go...
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i think paul ryan is right. i was at the republican retreat of the house members. i'll tell you, we heard a lot of this. there is an acknowledgment within the republican party we have to reboot. look, the best part that happened out of this election is that we learned that you can't just do it with white men. attracting latinos, attracting women is not an option. and i think that's why this immigration thing, that's why the election has been such a game changer. it is a great opportunity to rebuild some bridges. >> thanks, lz and to ana. >>> leon pan net ta lifted a ban on women in combat units. i spoke with two people with very different opinions about that. first i asked elaine why she was against the latest move by the pentagon. >> the tip of the spear infantry battalions, the ones that attack the enemy, they are men for good reason. now, everyone is insisting and assuming the standards will be the same. they will be equal. but they won't be the same. because general dempsey said, well, if the standard is too high and the women can't meet it, we'll ask should it
i think paul ryan is right. i was at the republican retreat of the house members. i'll tell you, we heard a lot of this. there is an acknowledgment within the republican party we have to reboot. look, the best part that happened out of this election is that we learned that you can't just do it with white men. attracting latinos, attracting women is not an option. and i think that's why this immigration thing, that's why the election has been such a game changer. it is a great opportunity to...
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he's running behind at least paul ryan. when it comes in popularity and for those who want to say paul ryan's out of it because he was on the losing team obviously the polling doesn't seem it. very likely to support for the republican nomination in 2016. 75% say chris christie is at 59. in this sense, there is a big opportunity for marco rubio, right? >> i think it's a great opportunity and i think it's a blessing. it's a good thing for the republican party and i'm a democrat. i don't know if you know that. >> easy to see. doesn't mean you have to be -- >> absolutely. and when good things happen to the republican party, a little grinch like part of my heart starts shriveling. he is one of the best hopes for the republican party. he speaks to the growing hispanic population, the latin population. it's really exciting he's going to be doing his speech in spanish as well as english. i think if he plays this right and there is always a risk, this is going to catapult him up and i think it's going to be terrific for the image of
he's running behind at least paul ryan. when it comes in popularity and for those who want to say paul ryan's out of it because he was on the losing team obviously the polling doesn't seem it. very likely to support for the republican nomination in 2016. 75% say chris christie is at 59. in this sense, there is a big opportunity for marco rubio, right? >> i think it's a great opportunity and i think it's a blessing. it's a good thing for the republican party and i'm a democrat. i don't...
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it doesn't seem to be going well. >> you brought up paul ryan. but i want to go to the floor there first. our mark preston has been there. he watched the heckling that was going on. mark, i'm wondering if you can tell us exactly what happened. >> reporter: sure. what we saw on the floor was no fewer than seven times did we see people stand up and shout at ted cruz and ask him his stand on illegal immigration and why is he standing in the way of trying to create a pathway for citizenship for those that are here illegally. now, they were roundly shouted down. and i've got to tell you, ted cruz is really a masterful technician when he's on the stage. he handled it very developing. and he was able to turn that into a joke and say that, in fact, they were operatives for president obama which in turn got the audience very much involved and on his side. at least seven times he was stopped in the middle of his remarks. but he's the type of politician that really does well in these types of environments. and in fact, he used it as fuel to try to build mor
it doesn't seem to be going well. >> you brought up paul ryan. but i want to go to the floor there first. our mark preston has been there. he watched the heckling that was going on. mark, i'm wondering if you can tell us exactly what happened. >> reporter: sure. what we saw on the floor was no fewer than seven times did we see people stand up and shout at ted cruz and ask him his stand on illegal immigration and why is he standing in the way of trying to create a pathway for...
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marco rubio is to the heart what paul ryan is to the head. paul ryan is dangerous because the strength of his intellect. this is a smart guy, marco rubio but when he connects, that last 90 seconds, marco rubio, he is dangerous. >> you can't disconnect him from the policies. >> i hope he does more stuff like that. his ideas are extreme. the tea party loves this guy. he is dangerous for democrats because he can connect in a way that other people with those ideas cannot. >> you love him so much that -- >> ana makes a strong point. what does it mean the tea party wound up putting out their own guy tonight? what does that say about rubio being tea party or more to the middle of the republican party and what does it mean about the republican party? >> what it means is when the tea party started in 2010 it was a huge grassroots movement that was very disorganized and not centralized at all, much time has passed that the senate had a lot of time to distinguish itself and to differentiate itself in many ways and marco rubio rode that wave and in many
marco rubio is to the heart what paul ryan is to the head. paul ryan is dangerous because the strength of his intellect. this is a smart guy, marco rubio but when he connects, that last 90 seconds, marco rubio, he is dangerous. >> you can't disconnect him from the policies. >> i hope he does more stuff like that. his ideas are extreme. the tea party loves this guy. he is dangerous for democrats because he can connect in a way that other people with those ideas cannot. >> you...
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>> paul ryan's name popped out at us when we were watching this vote. obviously he has to cut this deal. congressman peter king suggested maybe he voted against it so he would have more credibility with the tea party in cutting a budget deal. i'm not so sure about that. i think paul ryan voted yes on the fiscal cliff and i think that was a real political problem for him. and i think if you look at those votes, as you point out, these are potential 2016 presidential candidates. they decided that they could vote no. it would still pass. it would still pass and they would then have some credibility with the tea party. these people are afraid. people are afraid of losing their senate seats. they're afraid of losing their house seats, being primaried on the right. and this is a real problem. this vote last night was scored by conservative groups like heritage -- >> what does that mean? >> a no vote counts against you. i mean a yes vote counts against you if you're a conservative. so, this was tough for a lot of people. >> i was surprised about paul ryan voti
>> paul ryan's name popped out at us when we were watching this vote. obviously he has to cut this deal. congressman peter king suggested maybe he voted against it so he would have more credibility with the tea party in cutting a budget deal. i'm not so sure about that. i think paul ryan voted yes on the fiscal cliff and i think that was a real political problem for him. and i think if you look at those votes, as you point out, these are potential 2016 presidential candidates. they...
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representative paul ryan will be played by mr. bean. senator chuck schumer will be played by grandpa munster. senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. fox news' ceo roger ailes will be played by boss hog. we signed the deal. speaker of the house john boehner will be played by tanned mom. >>> janet napolitano will be played by paul giamatti. former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will be played by stewedstewed stewie from "family guy." >>> john kerry will be played by an easter island head. i cannot tell those two apart. supreme court chief justice john roberts will be played by buzz lightyear. senator mitch mcconnell will be played by dame edna. cnn anchor wolf blitzer will be played by a furbie. nra executive vice president wayne la pierre will be played by the face melt guy from "raisers of the lost arc." and finally white house press secretary jay carney will be played by ralphie from "a christmas story." >>> so as we thank you for watching of our coverage, have a g
representative paul ryan will be played by mr. bean. senator chuck schumer will be played by grandpa munster. senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. fox news' ceo roger ailes will be played by boss hog. we signed the deal. speaker of the house john boehner will be played by tanned mom. >>> janet napolitano will be played by paul giamatti. former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will be played by stewedstewed stewie...
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. >>> a christmas miracle, a rare compromise in congress, republican paul ryan and democrat patty murray announcing a budget deal. it's already getting some push back for eliminating part of those forced spending cuts. what's the odds of it being passed? >> reporter: it's pretty good. people on the far right said we didn't get enough. we want deeper spending cuts. i want to deal with medicare and entitlements. people on the left saying we wanted tax increases, we don't want part of this deal which is federal employees paying more into their pension. the middle says we like this deal. the question is, again, how many liberal democrats will break away, how many tea party and conservative republicans will break away. that will be the vote in congress but they announced it because they did a quick head count. then carol you'll watch this play out like every other issue, you have a lot of tea party primary challengers against established republicans. the tea party doesn't like this dale. >> john king thanks for your insight this morning. we appreciate it. >>> on to another bit of breaking new
. >>> a christmas miracle, a rare compromise in congress, republican paul ryan and democrat patty murray announcing a budget deal. it's already getting some push back for eliminating part of those forced spending cuts. what's the odds of it being passed? >> reporter: it's pretty good. people on the far right said we didn't get enough. we want deeper spending cuts. i want to deal with medicare and entitlements. people on the left saying we wanted tax increases, we don't want part...
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paul ryan. bobby jindal, nikki hailey. >> got to run the clock out. cruz/christie, come on. >> i think christie would be a stronger candidate. no question in my mind. >> it seems like everybody's excited about chris christie and hillary clinton. >> i'm mike pence. you heard it here. >> we should mention amy -- >> now we're just naming everyone. thanks to donna brazile and tim pawlen pawlenty. >> you can also weigh in on our fire back question. would you vote for for a 2016 presidential candidate who did not have peerns in washington? from the left, i'm van jones. from the right, i ' am s.e. cup. >>> out front next, george zimmerman arrested and charged. >> he had broken a table and at one point pointed a long-barrelled shotgun at her. >>> and toronto's crack-smoking mayor acts out again and again. >> i didn't push her. >>> plus lady gaga's revelation. >> i was speaking up to 15 to 20 marijuana cigarettes a day with no tobacco. >>> let's go out front. >>> good evening, everyone
paul ryan. bobby jindal, nikki hailey. >> got to run the clock out. cruz/christie, come on. >> i think christie would be a stronger candidate. no question in my mind. >> it seems like everybody's excited about chris christie and hillary clinton. >> i'm mike pence. you heard it here. >> we should mention amy -- >> now we're just naming everyone. thanks to donna brazile and tim pawlen pawlenty. >> you can also weigh in on our fire back question. would you...
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i happen to see it in folks like mike pence, paul ryan. but it's good for the party and good for the debate. >> newt gingrich, for instance. >> i know him. >> happens to be our coa-host. i do think that we're better when both parties are better. >> i think conservatism is at its best when it's either making a strong intellectual argument like barry goldwater, irving crystal. that's w on a lot of issues. and that kind of emotional connection has been missing. >> i think it's good for everybody to bring a little more heart and soul back. we are glad to talk about some things that we agree on. the debate is going to continue online at cnn.com/crossfire. from the left i'm van jones. and from the right, i'm se cupp. >>> out front, terrorists slauting more than 60 people at a popular mall. nearly 200 others are wounded, including americans. we are going to talk a woman tonight who was inside that mall. >>> plus a concert turns into a mass casualty event. authorities are blaming a powerful new narcotic. >>> and 80 political prisoners have been re
i happen to see it in folks like mike pence, paul ryan. but it's good for the party and good for the debate. >> newt gingrich, for instance. >> i know him. >> happens to be our coa-host. i do think that we're better when both parties are better. >> i think conservatism is at its best when it's either making a strong intellectual argument like barry goldwater, irving crystal. that's w on a lot of issues. and that kind of emotional connection has been missing. >> i...
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apparently this is all paul ryan thought he could get. it's also serving a higher purpose, which is he wants to talk about obama care. he doesn't want to talk about government shutdowns. >> will cain, john avalon, thank you for the spirited discussion this morning. appreciate it, as always. >> you bet. take care, carol. >> you, too. >>> still to come in the newsroom, major league baseball changing the rules around home plate. what? no more collisions at home plate? andy schulz is following that story for us. [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the new flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare. >>> major league baseball is making major changes as to how the game is played. no more col
apparently this is all paul ryan thought he could get. it's also serving a higher purpose, which is he wants to talk about obama care. he doesn't want to talk about government shutdowns. >> will cain, john avalon, thank you for the spirited discussion this morning. appreciate it, as always. >> you bet. take care, carol. >> you, too. >>> still to come in the newsroom, major league baseball changing the rules around home plate. what? no more collisions at home plate?...
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. >> let me ask you about paul ryan's budget that is coming out next week. we are led to believe that he wants to change the age cutoff for changing medicare benefits. will that be in the bill? >> no. it will not change. if you are at or near retirement, there is no difference for you. >> give me an age. >> 55. >> it remains the same. he couldn't sell a higher age. >> no. where you have to focus is, we'll pass a budget that balances in ten years. the democrats and the senate have never passed a budget. it's been more than four years. now that we've passed no budget, mo pay, even though the speaker thinks it's undignified. i think it's undignified if you don't do your job. when they're going to pass a budget, we'll never balance. >> what you have here also as you heard nancy pelosi say, when it comes to things like entitlements, she is not prepared to do anything that would change medicare benefits. she said to do that, it's a trophy. it's a scalp, it doesn't mean anything. >> so nancy wants medicare to go bankrupt? we'll not allow that. we will preserve and
. >> let me ask you about paul ryan's budget that is coming out next week. we are led to believe that he wants to change the age cutoff for changing medicare benefits. will that be in the bill? >> no. it will not change. if you are at or near retirement, there is no difference for you. >> give me an age. >> 55. >> it remains the same. he couldn't sell a higher age. >> no. where you have to focus is, we'll pass a budget that balances in ten years. the...
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both paul ryan and patty murray have said that. bottom line is i think this steaks sequestration off the table which would have done draconian things to our military. and moves the economy forward, moves the government forward in a way where there's more certainty. to get back to senator wicker's point. it's true, the amendment tree's full. if we bring another amendment in, the house is gone. they won't be back for 25 days. it's not like it's going to be taken up again, it's not. you said it's better to do something that might not be perfect than do nothing at all. i agree. >> but it seems like you democrats caved on that issue, that issue that was supposed to be incredibly important to democrats. >> i think just as the military retirement that senator wicker talked about. harry's talking about bringing it up in january. i think we can deal with it then. if we have the votes to get it passed i think we can move forward in a constructive way. >> we now have two years to talk about something else other than the budget, the budget, th
both paul ryan and patty murray have said that. bottom line is i think this steaks sequestration off the table which would have done draconian things to our military. and moves the economy forward, moves the government forward in a way where there's more certainty. to get back to senator wicker's point. it's true, the amendment tree's full. if we bring another amendment in, the house is gone. they won't be back for 25 days. it's not like it's going to be taken up again, it's not. you said it's...
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paul ryan's been very clear about that. we need not just short term, but long-term solutions. >> do you feel that paul ryan has sold you out? you saw him at this press conference. he was not saying the things he was saying now. do you feel like paul ryan has sold you out? >> i will not say that, but at the end of the day, spending is going up. if republicans and conservatives have said for years we've been spending too much money, bipartisan usually scares us. that means more spending at the end of the day. will let me ask you a similar question. paul ryan rarely gets credit for work across the aisle, and he does it frequently. >> i give him credit for that. for trying to hammer something out. it may or may not fly. >> all we hear is the intransgent republicans. >> i think he deserves credit. this is not ease tee to sell to his own conference. i don't know whether we'll get there. we're going to lose a substantial number of republicans. we're going to lose a substantial number of democrats if we what we hear about the bill
paul ryan's been very clear about that. we need not just short term, but long-term solutions. >> do you feel that paul ryan has sold you out? you saw him at this press conference. he was not saying the things he was saying now. do you feel like paul ryan has sold you out? >> i will not say that, but at the end of the day, spending is going up. if republicans and conservatives have said for years we've been spending too much money, bipartisan usually scares us. that means more...
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cpac is doing that christie acres long with people like bobby jindal and marco rubio and paul ryan, they represent a rising generation of reformers. the question is whether the party, and in the primaries next time around, are gonna give them the leeway they need to reposition the party, which needs do some repositioning in ways that can win a majority of the american people. >> in fact, michael, you know, you kind of remind us when you write that six of the past presidential elections, four have gone to democratic nominees. and in contrast, five out of six elections went to republicans between 1968 and 1988. so what's behind what you are calling this kind of "stunning reverse a.m. of electoral fortunes"? >> it's a confluence of factors, none of them good for republicans there are demographic shifts going on. you know in 1976, about 89% of the national vote for president was white. in the last election, it was more like 72%. and this's a big shift. there's a -- there have been problems with candidate quality, to be honest. but there's also a big problem with economic messaging, a lot of
cpac is doing that christie acres long with people like bobby jindal and marco rubio and paul ryan, they represent a rising generation of reformers. the question is whether the party, and in the primaries next time around, are gonna give them the leeway they need to reposition the party, which needs do some repositioning in ways that can win a majority of the american people. >> in fact, michael, you know, you kind of remind us when you write that six of the past presidential elections,...
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he is to the heart what paul ryan is to the head. i'm not saying he's not also equally intelligent, but he can connect emotionally, the democrats dodged a bullet. we've not heard the last from marco rubio. i want to talk about not what he -- what he was, you know, not able to say with the water bottle. some of the stuff that he said is kind of scary. he voted against the violence against women act the day before, a few hours before. but -- so this guy has a very extreme record. he's very much like paul -- rand paul, his record, so you got a guy with a very extreme record. and yet he can connect emotionally. he's dangerous for democrats. i think people can chuckle today. they're going to be worried about this guy tomorrow. >> i know you want to jump in, jason, marco rubio was on "good morning america," he said, hey, i was thirsty, what do you expect me to do? he showed a very human side that made him very real to people. >> the fact that he can laugh about it really helps him out but, you know, reality is for most people who aren't he
he is to the heart what paul ryan is to the head. i'm not saying he's not also equally intelligent, but he can connect emotionally, the democrats dodged a bullet. we've not heard the last from marco rubio. i want to talk about not what he -- what he was, you know, not able to say with the water bottle. some of the stuff that he said is kind of scary. he voted against the violence against women act the day before, a few hours before. but -- so this guy has a very extreme record. he's very much...
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paul ryan has been talking to patty murray every week for the last six months. >> can paul deliver the votes? >> absolutely. >> on a budget deal. >> your question is one of the big challenges. i think the speak order a number of instances has been unable to deliver the votes. when you're in some of these very difficult negotiations, there is no question leader pelosi delivers the votes. unequivocally. it is a different vote. we have tremendous confidence. the problem you is need to have somebody on the other side of the table who can deliver what he or she says. >> we care about the details. the details matter. should not we solve the problems? medicare is going abrupt in the next few years if we don't solve it. president obama wablnts to igno it. >> having served with carter and reagan and bush 1 and clinton, i thought it was almost weird today that the president found time to meet with miss america. but he hasn't found time to meet one-on-one with john boehner or time to meet with mitch mcconnell in months. doesn't he have to take a leadership role in working with the congress before
paul ryan has been talking to patty murray every week for the last six months. >> can paul deliver the votes? >> absolutely. >> on a budget deal. >> your question is one of the big challenges. i think the speak order a number of instances has been unable to deliver the votes. when you're in some of these very difficult negotiations, there is no question leader pelosi delivers the votes. unequivocally. it is a different vote. we have tremendous confidence. the problem you...
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paul ryan was so interesting to me. when we were watching the roll call last night, when saw that ryan was a nay, it was surprising. he had voted on the fiscal cliff with the leadership a year ago the last time around. he's clearly gotten a lot of grief on that, wolf. he's clearly running in 2016. and then congressman peter king, another republican, sort of said to me last night, look, maybe it's because he's actually on this conference committee. you saw -- you used his picture before that he feels like he needs to let the tea party folks know that he's representing them, i think that was kind of a nice way to put it. i think it's probably a lot more political than that. >> probably right. the pew research center, new poll that came out, view of the tea party, it's gone 25% unfavorable view back in 2010. it's up to 49% unfavorable right now. favorable went from 33 to 30. a lot more people know about the tea party now than knew about it in 2010. and that's why you saw this big increase from 25 to 49 unfavorable. >> what
paul ryan was so interesting to me. when we were watching the roll call last night, when saw that ryan was a nay, it was surprising. he had voted on the fiscal cliff with the leadership a year ago the last time around. he's clearly gotten a lot of grief on that, wolf. he's clearly running in 2016. and then congressman peter king, another republican, sort of said to me last night, look, maybe it's because he's actually on this conference committee. you saw -- you used his picture before that he...
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paul ryan, he's going to be i addressing this conference as well. his op-ed in the "wall street journal" outlining the initiative toss des to deal wit debt ceiling, no mention of all of obama care in that article. what do we expect to hear today? >> we certainly expect him to talk about the negotiations of standing by your values. but we won't see paul ryan here, as you said, in fact, a family research council spokesman told me that paul ryan was very clear for the past couple of weeks that if there was a government shutdown that in fact he would not be able to come here. they worked out a deal. they will do a five-minute have. remember, paul ryan is known within the party of being the big thinker, as being somebody who understands the budget whp while he might talk about issues, social conservative issues or mention them, in paul ryan's really, his go-to is being able to balance the budget and to talking about policier shus that a lot of people can't do. i think that's what we'll hear from him today. >> clearly emerging as a major player in this ef
paul ryan, he's going to be i addressing this conference as well. his op-ed in the "wall street journal" outlining the initiative toss des to deal wit debt ceiling, no mention of all of obama care in that article. what do we expect to hear today? >> we certainly expect him to talk about the negotiations of standing by your values. but we won't see paul ryan here, as you said, in fact, a family research council spokesman told me that paul ryan was very clear for the past couple...
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paul ryan said, let's deal with the debt ceiling. are you saying we could deal with that until we deal with the obama care obsession? >> the whole country understands we have way too much dead. it's got from roughly 10 trillion to nearly 17 trillion. larger than our whole economy. i think we need to do structural reforms to get our spending under control. at the same time you have to fight one thing at a time. we're in the middle of an epic movement. millions have said they want relief from obama care, so washington -- listen, politicians have not been listening to the american people, but over 2 million americans signed a national petition at don'tfundit.com, because obama care is not working. >> the republicans in the how have put on the table a six-week extension, partially in response i suspect because of treasury secretary jack lew saying this would be a sdasr disaster. but from your standpoint, you were down at the white house today. could you vote for a clean -- to move the debt ceiling down the road? just to make sure we don'
paul ryan said, let's deal with the debt ceiling. are you saying we could deal with that until we deal with the obama care obsession? >> the whole country understands we have way too much dead. it's got from roughly 10 trillion to nearly 17 trillion. larger than our whole economy. i think we need to do structural reforms to get our spending under control. at the same time you have to fight one thing at a time. we're in the middle of an epic movement. millions have said they want relief...
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i think for the republicans, they have to talk about a poverty agenda, which paul ryan has been talking about, broadly talk about trying to get the economy growing yet, which the president never talks about. and you also have to talk about how obama care is hurting -- >> back on minimum wage, that was great, but with minimum wage in particular, when this president steps forward saying he wants to give americans a race, he's going to say fine, how about the ones who are. aren't you in a trap here? because if you say no in congress, guess what we do, we put it on ballot measures across the country. what are you guys going to do? ivities the single easiest way to screw up job creation is -- listen, i know that it polls well, what polls even better is to get jobs created. the president needs to focus on that. >> i don't want to distort your wonderful moment here, but i am curious, you know, penny, when the president was talking about in a positive way, certainly the numbers in the last quarter are moderately encouraging. we also have a record number of people on food stamps. whether or not
i think for the republicans, they have to talk about a poverty agenda, which paul ryan has been talking about, broadly talk about trying to get the economy growing yet, which the president never talks about. and you also have to talk about how obama care is hurting -- >> back on minimum wage, that was great, but with minimum wage in particular, when this president steps forward saying he wants to give americans a race, he's going to say fine, how about the ones who are. aren't you in a...
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representative paul ryan will be played by mr. beane. senator chuck schumer will be played by grandpa munster. senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. fox news ceo roger ales will be played by boss hogg. we've signed the deal. speaker of the house john boehner will be played by tan mom. secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will be played by paul giamatti. former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will be played by stuey from "family guy." secretary of state john kerry will be played by an easter island head. i cannot tell those two apart. supreme court chief justice john roberts will be played by buzz lightyear. senator mitch mcconnell will be played by dame edna. cnn anchor wolf blitzer will be played by a furbie. nra executive vice president wayne la pierre will be played by the face melt guy from "raiders of the lost arc." and press secretary jay carnie will be played by ralphy from "a christmas story." ladies and gentlemen, this is a huge honor. thank you v
representative paul ryan will be played by mr. beane. senator chuck schumer will be played by grandpa munster. senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. fox news ceo roger ales will be played by boss hogg. we've signed the deal. speaker of the house john boehner will be played by tan mom. secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will be played by paul giamatti. former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel will be played by...
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that was the budget that paul ryan himself proposed. had you guys just accepted that in july, we would have been able to keep our government open, averting the default, and we could have been focusing on a jobs bill, passing immigration reform, moving our country forward. there's a lot of other thing we could have been doing. the president and democrats met the republicans at their own budget number, but the republicans couldn't take yes for an answer. this is what passes for negotiation, this president and the democrats, they decide what thing that's not the way real compromise works in real life. certainly doesn't work that way in my marriage, probably not in yours, either. we should not focus on the last 17 days, but focus on what we're going to do to avert the next shutdown. >> let me talk about that next thing coming up. i'll admit republicans lost on obama care. but on the other thing that republicans wanted to accomplish, attaching spending cuts, deficits reduction, entitlement reform to the debt ceiling debate. we now have two m
that was the budget that paul ryan himself proposed. had you guys just accepted that in july, we would have been able to keep our government open, averting the default, and we could have been focusing on a jobs bill, passing immigration reform, moving our country forward. there's a lot of other thing we could have been doing. the president and democrats met the republicans at their own budget number, but the republicans couldn't take yes for an answer. this is what passes for negotiation, this...
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. >> democratic senator patty murray, republican congressman paul ryan helped draw up the bill. it's caused squabbling and disagreements among the gop. ryan asked about this earlier. here's how he shot back. >> -- said this much, quote, advances our principles. marco rubio said this, though, last night, quote, either your deal is going to make it harder for americans to achieve the american dream. what would you say to marco? >> read the deal and get back to me. >> read the deal. wow, democrats also have issues with the bill, as well. i want to bring in dana bash on capitol hill. read the bill, that was harsh there. do we expect they, first of all sometimes they don't read the fine print, the deal, but they have read the deal? and are they ready enough on the house and senate pass this later this afternoon. >>> >> reporter: the drama and story is on the republican side. put the democrat as side, because nancy pelosi, this morning, said she doesn't love every detail but thinks that enough democrats are going to support it because they think it's better than nothing. let's focus o
. >> democratic senator patty murray, republican congressman paul ryan helped draw up the bill. it's caused squabbling and disagreements among the gop. ryan asked about this earlier. here's how he shot back. >> -- said this much, quote, advances our principles. marco rubio said this, though, last night, quote, either your deal is going to make it harder for americans to achieve the american dream. what would you say to marco? >> read the deal and get back to me. >> read...
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is paul ryan to move forward without obama care. will you get on team paul ryan? >> he's doing the same thing i was suggesting. he was separating the debt ceiling from the c.r. everything in that article was actually about the debt ceiling. it was about how do we get a handle on our debt and the deficits? i actually great with everything. >> why did all your friends jump on him so bad then? >> i think people were misunderstanding what he was saying. i talked to paul today about it. he maid it clear that he was separating both issues. >> my feeling about that as well is he didn't include retch in that. is revenue off the table? >> probably. i hate to do this but because of the time of the program, i have to thank representative. we're delighted to have you back. next we cease fire. we look for common ground. we want to you weigh in on today's fire back question. would reaching the debt limit be catastrophic for the u.s. economy? tweet yes or no using hash tag crossfire. we'll have the results after the break. la's known definitely for its traffic, congestion, for t
is paul ryan to move forward without obama care. will you get on team paul ryan? >> he's doing the same thing i was suggesting. he was separating the debt ceiling from the c.r. everything in that article was actually about the debt ceiling. it was about how do we get a handle on our debt and the deficits? i actually great with everything. >> why did all your friends jump on him so bad then? >> i think people were misunderstanding what he was saying. i talked to paul today...
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>> i say i wish i could say the same thing about paul ryan's budget. the house republican budget that mr. ryan put together is a joke, not a serious effort. it pretends to eliminate obama care. give me a break. barack obama is not going to sign that. it's still essentially ending medicare as we know it. at least paul ryan can recognize a real budget when he sees one. the problem is he can't write one. all the action right now, i still, because if you're a liberal democrat from texas you have to be an optimist. i am optimistic more about the senate side than the house side. i think paul ryan has poisoned the well in the house and maybe is trying to make up for that now. on the senate side you have mark warner the senator from virginia putting together a gang that's working on a bipartisan budget deal. there's already real progress and hope on guns and immigration. so maybe as a congressman paul ryan is looking across the other chamber and saying, hey, the senate is trying to get things done. maybe i can legislate for once. >> ari, the president says he
>> i say i wish i could say the same thing about paul ryan's budget. the house republican budget that mr. ryan put together is a joke, not a serious effort. it pretends to eliminate obama care. give me a break. barack obama is not going to sign that. it's still essentially ending medicare as we know it. at least paul ryan can recognize a real budget when he sees one. the problem is he can't write one. all the action right now, i still, because if you're a liberal democrat from texas you...
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paul ryan is much more about getting those entitlement cuts and ted cruz is still talking obama care. >> and i read the op-ed that eric cantor, the majority leader in "the washington post." certainly he didn't make that the central issue. >> no. because now they have done this pivot and we saw the speaker go on the house floor this morning talking about obama care, talking about the glitches because they also have to get to that message because they haven't been doing that very effectively. so in all of this i think they kind of understand that they -- that their message has been unmuddled, it's been unpopular and in many ways they have promised conservatives something that they can't promise, defunding obama care. they knew all along, wolf, that could never happen. >> the president is not going to go along with that. >> of course. >> at 3:00 p.m., we're going to be covering the announcement of janet yellen if she's confirmed by the senate. she has a good chance of being confirmed. we'll see what happens in that fight. stand by for that. >>> frustration grows over the obama care websi
paul ryan is much more about getting those entitlement cuts and ted cruz is still talking obama care. >> and i read the op-ed that eric cantor, the majority leader in "the washington post." certainly he didn't make that the central issue. >> no. because now they have done this pivot and we saw the speaker go on the house floor this morning talking about obama care, talking about the glitches because they also have to get to that message because they haven't been doing that...
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does paul ryan not take responsibility for that? >> paul ryan voted with us tonight. so i think paul ryan has made extraordinary contributions, but we have to have a plan from the president that gets democratic votes. again, this is a budget that he's presented -- >> what about -- >> a couple of years with no democratic votes. how can that be a serious plan? >> totally with you. i said this an hour ago, the one thing the government has a responsibility to do is come up with a budget. eric cantor voted against this bill. you have a discipline problem in the republican house caucus. >> we let the house -- look, this was an unusual circumstance. i disagree with a lot of my friends. i look at something that makes 85% of the bush tax cuts permanent for 98% of the american people as a big win. frankly, when taxes were going to go up on everybody, to not protect 98% of the people when you had an opportunity to me is short sighted. if we don't pass this tonight, you're looking at a $4 trillion tax increase and you're looking at financial chaos. you're also looking at a gutted
does paul ryan not take responsibility for that? >> paul ryan voted with us tonight. so i think paul ryan has made extraordinary contributions, but we have to have a plan from the president that gets democratic votes. again, this is a budget that he's presented -- >> what about -- >> a couple of years with no democratic votes. how can that be a serious plan? >> totally with you. i said this an hour ago, the one thing the government has a responsibility to do is come up...
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patty murray and paul ryan do? this may be a moment, and i'm not sure it is, but it may be a moment when the leaders say, okay, we're going to have to leave the left wing out there and we're going to have to leave the right wing out and there and we may have to get some stuff done with the larger group willing wil willing to compromise. >> i suspect the house will pass it, the senate will sign it the president will pass it into law. is this a new era of bipartisan and goodwill in washington? >> it's hard to say at this point, wolf, because on the one hand you can say, okay, they got this done. but this is incremental. now you're going to head into a fight over raising the debt ceiling, and conservatives may say, you know what, we gave in on this one, but we're not going to give in on the next one. we are going to want to do tax reform, entitlement reform, we're not giving in on the debt ceiling. we're going to make that our huge fight. public opinion on the debt ceiling may be with them on that, with the republican
patty murray and paul ryan do? this may be a moment, and i'm not sure it is, but it may be a moment when the leaders say, okay, we're going to have to leave the left wing out there and we're going to have to leave the right wing out and there and we may have to get some stuff done with the larger group willing wil willing to compromise. >> i suspect the house will pass it, the senate will sign it the president will pass it into law. is this a new era of bipartisan and goodwill in...
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ted cruz said no. >> but you look at paul ryan. i mean, i'd call that a kind of wilted olive branch. >> a wilted olive branch. >> it was an olive branch. he was saying here are things we can do that maybe will get us out of this. he didn't mention the affordable care act. and one of the problems, one of the reasons i can share a little bit of per respective both side. one of the reasons the democrats in the senate are so adamant about this is they felt like they've already given at the office. harry reid made a deal with john boehner in early september. we're going to take the lower number on the sequester number on the continuing resolution. we hate it. we don't like it. but okay, to get it done. and then the speaker couldn't get the votes. >> and the democrats said to me, the speaker can't deliver a pizza. they're very annoyed with that. >> but he's doing his best. i'm sure he didn't go into his caucus saying, don't let me do this. >> senator let me ask you a question. this has become -- i asked senator durbin about this today, t
ted cruz said no. >> but you look at paul ryan. i mean, i'd call that a kind of wilted olive branch. >> a wilted olive branch. >> it was an olive branch. he was saying here are things we can do that maybe will get us out of this. he didn't mention the affordable care act. and one of the problems, one of the reasons i can share a little bit of per respective both side. one of the reasons the democrats in the senate are so adamant about this is they felt like they've already...
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ryan to mitt romney's comments on the 47%. >> paul ryan had a various generous tweet saying we're with the president today. i congratulate him on the day of the second inauguration. >> today. what happens tomorrow? >> this president is telling us, he is expecting four years of war with republicans but he doesn't care about that to ensure his legacy. that is almost irrelevant. he thinks the biggest problem in america is not our lack of economic growth, that we're facing decline and bankruptcy. our biggest quality is equality. the lack of social justice and he will address that. he will leave office four years from now not a hero like reagan who turned the country around but a hero like martin luther king who took up and said the equality belongs to everybody in this country. black americans, hispanic americans, women, those who are disadvantaged. that's my mission. and guess what, even if the country is broke, i don't need money for that. that's a moral movement i can lead and get on mt. rushmore. so i think if you ask most americans what the biggest problem is, they wouldn't say a lack
ryan to mitt romney's comments on the 47%. >> paul ryan had a various generous tweet saying we're with the president today. i congratulate him on the day of the second inauguration. >> today. what happens tomorrow? >> this president is telling us, he is expecting four years of war with republicans but he doesn't care about that to ensure his legacy. that is almost irrelevant. he thinks the biggest problem in america is not our lack of economic growth, that we're facing decline...
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what do you think paul ryan is doing today? all of the republicans who didn't vote for this are gearing up for a spending fight because they have another opportunity in six weeks and i wouldn't be surprised if you have biden and mcconnell at the negotiating table and paul ryan at the house because they trust him to get the spending done. >> fast forward to '16, i hate to talk about it -- >> bring it on. >> the world will change before then but marco rubio and rand paul in the senate were among the few against the bipartisan plan. that clearly is a calculation about future ambitions. most folks voted against it. the ratio 2:1, almost 2:1 republicans who voted against this deal who voted for it. they believe this is a liability in the primary. >> john boehner said his speakership was weak but getting this floor vote on the floor toe doing. >> he does still have power. he's been weakened, the republican caucus is in disarray in many senses. we talked to house members and house offices yesterday disenchanted by boehner's lack of le
what do you think paul ryan is doing today? all of the republicans who didn't vote for this are gearing up for a spending fight because they have another opportunity in six weeks and i wouldn't be surprised if you have biden and mcconnell at the negotiating table and paul ryan at the house because they trust him to get the spending done. >> fast forward to '16, i hate to talk about it -- >> bring it on. >> the world will change before then but marco rubio and rand paul in the...
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and paul ryan's budget, you've got the president with his blueprint. i'm much more optimistic than i was a month or so ago. having said that, it's still a long way to go. i've been in politics a long time. this gets me close to paul ryan's budget. he says obama care is going to get repealed. even chris wallace on fox news was a little bit shocked by that. here's the exchange on that. >> are you saying that as part of your budget, you would appeal the resume of obama care? >> yes. >> well, that's not going to happen. >> all right. he said it pretty firmly. that is the truth, congressman. it's not going to happen. >> well, first of all, it is opposition. obama care should be repealed. so, again, when you get to the table, that's what negotiations are all about. >> but let me ask you this. eight republican governors have stopped fighting obama care all together. they've accepted the president's medicaid extension. among them, new jersey governor chris christie. he spoke about this incident recently. here he is. >> i am no fan of the affordable care act. i
and paul ryan's budget, you've got the president with his blueprint. i'm much more optimistic than i was a month or so ago. having said that, it's still a long way to go. i've been in politics a long time. this gets me close to paul ryan's budget. he says obama care is going to get repealed. even chris wallace on fox news was a little bit shocked by that. here's the exchange on that. >> are you saying that as part of your budget, you would appeal the resume of obama care? >> yes....
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congressman paul ryan says, when it comes to the country's financial health, the president is not taking it seriously enough. the former vice presidential candidate took to the air waves in his first live interview since the election. he said why the gop controlled house decided to buy time on the debt ceiling debate. >> they haven't put out a plan. the reason why we wanted to get the debt limit extended is so we can showcase our budgets. here's our plan for economic rule. here's our plan for balancing the budget. here's our plan for entitlement reform, which is necessary if you want to save medicare from bankruptcy and get this debt under control. >> as for 2016, ryan says it's premature to say if he will run for president. >>> several miles of the mississippi river closed this morning after two tank barges loaded with crude oil hit a railroad bridge. happened near the town of vicksburg, about 45 miles west of the jackson. one tank with 80,000 gallons of crude oil zastarted leaking. the coast guard stopped the leak. they're trying to figure out how many gallons spilled into the river. >
congressman paul ryan says, when it comes to the country's financial health, the president is not taking it seriously enough. the former vice presidential candidate took to the air waves in his first live interview since the election. he said why the gop controlled house decided to buy time on the debt ceiling debate. >> they haven't put out a plan. the reason why we wanted to get the debt limit extended is so we can showcase our budgets. here's our plan for economic rule. here's our plan...
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does paul ryan not take responsibility for that? >> paul ryan voted with us tonight. so i think paul ryan has made extraordinary contributions, but we have to have a plan from the president that gets democratic votes. again, this is a budget that he's presented -- >> what about -- >> a couple of years with no democratic votes. how can that be a serious plan? >> totally with you. i said this an hour ago, the one thing the government has a responsibility to do is come up with a budget. eric cantor voted against this bill. you have a discipline problem in the republican house caucus. >> we let the house -- look, this was an unusual circumstance. i disagree with a lot of my friends. i look at something that makes 85% of the bush tax cuts permanent for 98% of the american people as a big win. frankly, when taxes were going to go up on everybody, to not protect 98% of the people when you had an opportunity to me is short sighted. if we don't pass this tonight, you're looking at a $4 trillion tax increase and you're looking at financial chaos. you're also looking at a gutted
does paul ryan not take responsibility for that? >> paul ryan voted with us tonight. so i think paul ryan has made extraordinary contributions, but we have to have a plan from the president that gets democratic votes. again, this is a budget that he's presented -- >> what about -- >> a couple of years with no democratic votes. how can that be a serious plan? >> totally with you. i said this an hour ago, the one thing the government has a responsibility to do is come up...
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does paul ryan not take responsibility for that? >> paul ryan voted with us tonight. so i think paul ryan has made extraordinary contributions, but we have to have a plan from the president that gets democratic votes. again, this is a budget that he's presented -- >> what about -- >> a couple of years with no democratic votes. how can that be a serious plan? >> totally with you. i said this an hour ago, the one thing the government has a responsibility to do is come up with a budget. eric cantor voted against this bill. you have a discipline problem in the republican house caucus. >> we let the house -- look, this was an unusual circumstance. i disagree with a lot of my friends. i look at something that makes 85% of the bush tax cuts permanent for 98% of the american people as a big win. frankly, when taxes were going to go up on everybody, to not protect 98% of the people when you had an opportunity to me is short sighted. if we don't pass this tonight, you're looking at a $4 trillion tax increase and you're looking at financial chaos. you're also looking at a gutted
does paul ryan not take responsibility for that? >> paul ryan voted with us tonight. so i think paul ryan has made extraordinary contributions, but we have to have a plan from the president that gets democratic votes. again, this is a budget that he's presented -- >> what about -- >> a couple of years with no democratic votes. how can that be a serious plan? >> totally with you. i said this an hour ago, the one thing the government has a responsibility to do is come up...
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let me play a little bit of paul ryan's conversation with chris wallace from fox. he was asking about his new budget which part of that budget of course would be repealing obamacare. >> are you saying that as part of your budget, you would repeal you assume the repeal of obamacare? >> yes. >> that's not going to happen. >> well, we believe it should. that's the point. this is what budgeting is all about, chris. it's about making tough choices to fix our country's problems. >> is that what budgeting is all about, making these sort of choices when most people would tell that you obamacare is not going to be repealed certainly the way the senate looks now? >> repealing ining bo ining ob fiscally unwise. we can reduce the cost of health care which is one of the main objectives by continuing with the afford able care act. so a nonstarter. and not helpful because what we need to come together on is realistic ways to make this sequester more flexible and then go beyond it to a bigger agreement. >> congressman said the goal is to lay down on a piece of paper what you belie
let me play a little bit of paul ryan's conversation with chris wallace from fox. he was asking about his new budget which part of that budget of course would be repealing obamacare. >> are you saying that as part of your budget, you would repeal you assume the repeal of obamacare? >> yes. >> that's not going to happen. >> well, we believe it should. that's the point. this is what budgeting is all about, chris. it's about making tough choices to fix our country's...
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. >>> paul ryan says, quote, wasn't afraid to vote yes on the fiscal cliff deal. could that be a sign for 2016? i am wolf blitzer, and you are in the "the situation room." >>> if the gop house of representatives thought they were feeling the heat for the fiscal cliff, they did but it may have been nothing compared to what they are feeling now. the bite bg backlash coming from prominent members of their own party, they are blasting last night's decision to end the 112th congress without approving a $60 billion aid package for the thousands of victims still suffering from the super storm sandy. leading the charge, a rising star in the party, and a possible 2016 presidential contender, the new jersey governor, chris christie. >> i will not in the specifics with what i discussed with john boehner today, but there is no reason for me at the moment to believe anything they tell me because they have been telling me stuff for weeks, and they didn't deliver. 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> our senior congressional correspondent, dana bash, is on c
. >>> paul ryan says, quote, wasn't afraid to vote yes on the fiscal cliff deal. could that be a sign for 2016? i am wolf blitzer, and you are in the "the situation room." >>> if the gop house of representatives thought they were feeling the heat for the fiscal cliff, they did but it may have been nothing compared to what they are feeling now. the bite bg backlash coming from prominent members of their own party, they are blasting last night's decision to end the...